Paul McGuinness The Commonwealth 6 600 1 The Commonwealth The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of independent states, nearly all of which were once British territories. There are 54 members. The organisation promotes democracy, the rule of law, good governance and human rights, as well as economic and social development. Comprising nearly one-third of the world's countries, it represents a combined population of 1.7 billion people. The Queen is Head of the Commonwealth and is Head of State in the UK and 15 other member countries. The Commonwealth Secretariat, based in London, is the main intergovernmental agency of the Commonwealth. It helps host governments to organise Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings (CHOGM), which take place every two years. It also helps organise ministerial meetings and other conferences. It administers assistance programmes agreed at these meetings, including those of the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co-operation, which provides expertise, advisory services and training to Commonwealth developing countries. Is the Commonwealth a voluntary association?10001YesThe Commonwealth is a voluntary association of independent states11001No001Sometimes001How many members of the commonwealth are there?10001Fifty flourThere are 54 members.001Fifty fourThere are 54 members.11001Fifty threeThere are 54 members.001Fifty for001Does the commonwealth promote economic and social development?10001YesYes - the organisation promotes economic and social development.11001NoNo it does promote economic and social development.001I don't knowIt does promote economic and social development.001Sometimes001Tick any of these other things that it promotes. 10004democracy1251the rule of law1251good governance1251human rights1251Apartheid001Racism0011Who is the Head of the Commonwealth?10001The Prime MinisterNo it's not the Prime Minister.001The QueenYes, it's the Queen.11001A special politicianNo it's not a special politician001001Who is Head of State in the UK?10001The Prime Minister001The Queen11001A Special Politician001001Where is the Commonwealth Secretariat?10001London11001Manchester001Birmingham001Oxford001How often do Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings (CHOGM), take place?10001every two years.11001every year.001every three years.001Does the Commonwealth provide training to Commonwealth developing countries?10001Yes11001No001Sometimes001Which of these does the Commonwealth help organise?10001ministerial meetings and other conferences11001Celebrations and lotteries001ministerial management and convention centres001 Correct! Sorry! Try again. Your answer is partly wrong: Please enter a guess. Next correct letter in the answer: Correct answers: Show answer 0 0 nextpage.htm 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 :-) X Questions answered correctly first time: Your time is over! => <= Index 0 0 0 contents.htm Geneva,Arial,sans-serif small #C0C0C0 #000000 #FFFFFF #000000 #0000FF #0000CC #000000 http://yourserver.com/cgi-bin/FormMail.pl you@yourserver.com Please enter your name: one two three Questions answered correctly first time: Check OK => <= Hint 0 0